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COMMUNITY STRATEGIC THINKING Phase I-Develop Core Values, Vision, Strategies, Key Benchmarks and Collaborative Implementation Process 1. Founding Vision Partners Secure the commitment of one to seven founding Vision Partners who select the Steering Committee and b~nd the process. 2. Steering Committee and Chair Select the Steering Committee and the person who will be Chair of the Steering Committee and the Vision Task Force. Select a Steering Committee representative of the community and it's organizations. The Steering Committee will provide the overall leadership and management for the entire process. It can have from 10 to 25 members. The Steering Committee members will also be members of the Vision Task Force. Criteria for selection of Steering Committee and Vision Task Force members is shown on page 7. l~enry Luke will provide guidance during the process of Steering Committee and Vision Task Force selection. At each meeting of the Steering Committee, the Collaborative Implementation Process (described on page 6) will be discussed and developed or revised to fit the character and culture of your community. 3. The Interview and Research ProCess Henry Luke, the facilitator interviews a diverse group of individuals for three days in focus groups to provide background and to validate the process. The results from the interviews will be summarized and provided to the Vision Task Force. The facilitator will review research and data on the community, region and national trends' to provide insight into the community's competitive advantage. He will prepare a benchmark comparison of the community to 49 other peer communities in the United States. Community entities with individual long range plans will be identified as potential Vision Partners. Their existing plans will be reviewed and ultimately the Community Strategic Plan will serve as an overall plan that incorporates and enhances existing complementary plans. 4. Vision Task Force · , The Vision Task Force will be selected by the Steering Committee. The total Vision Task Force can vary from 150 to 200 individuals based on the desires of the Steering Committee and meeting space available. A successful Vision Task Force will be a blend of three elements: 1) the enthusiastic leadership of people with resources to make change occur, 2) the insights of people with the expertise and knowledge to recognize realistic opportunities and 3) the participation of a large number of people representing a diverse cross-section of the metro community needed to achieve commitment. 5. Stakeholder Summit The public and all potential Vision Partners will be invited to the Stakeholders Summit. The attendees will be divided into l0 to 40 person groups to identify the top ten issues critical to the community's future. Each group will elect one individual from the group to serve on the Vision Task Force. The results from the breakout groups will be combined to provide the top ten issues that should be addressed by the Vision Task Force. 4 LPI